Patent truck rack and box touted as trucking revolution
Palo Alto county trucker H E Wilkert has received a patent for a combined rack and box with beveled slats forming a grain tight box. A crank raises alternate slats to variable heights while a reinforced rack supports heavy loads. Ben Reeves of Graettinger sold hogs to Dwaine Barringer for 114.23 with taxes leaving Reeves 18.18. An 810 pound hog yielded 12.75 after tax. two hogs fetched 15.13 with tax 16.18. Eagles in Iowa noted near Independence and Knoxville, with birds nesting along the Des Moines river. Experts say the eagle population is stable and birds have moved to higher, less accessible areas to avoid humans.
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H. E. Wilkert
Grachtinger
Palo Alto County
Wikert
Ben Reeves
Graettinger
Reaves
Dwaine Barringer
Reeves
Iowa
Independence
Buchanan County
Des Moines River
Knoxville
Marion
Pheasants Float Across Spirit Lake in Curio Flight
Residents of Spirit Lake report 41 ring neck pheasants drifting on the lake waters after an apparent attempt at a nonstop crossing. Seventeen birds were male and female pairs were reported, leaving observers puzzled by the risky long swim across the wide lake.
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Spirit Lake
Lindbergh
Big Lake
Stranger resembles Dillinger at Merritt restaurant
Arnold Weildenfeller of Merrill in Plymouth county recalls a dawn breakfast encounter with a man whose appearance and Wisconsin plates led local authorities to mistake him for the famed outlaw Dillinger. The impromptu case held the stranger for two hours in Fort Dodge before records cleared him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Weildenfeller
Merrit
Plymouth County
Dillinger
America
Wisconsin
Weidenfeller
Fort Dodge
Kugler Family Mechanical Farm Exhibit On Tour
The Kugler family from Franklin County showcases a full miniature farm with over forty figures and moving models built over two years. Elliott Roosevelt Started Something: Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gledhill visit Chariton hotel where a man claiming Elliott Roosevelt of Washington, DC, stirs a crowd and later reveals he is not the president’s son.
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Kugler
Franklin County
Middle West
Elliott Roosevelt
Ellsworth Vines
Keith Gledhill
Chariton
Lucas County
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Padoras
Birds Mirror Rivalry and Balloons Mar Parade Scenes
A Knoxville report details a female cardinal jealous of her reflection at the 8 L Walker home while her mate watches. In early spring the pair quarrels with the image, then a Bremer county Christmas parade ends with Emil Baumgartner finding a released balloon in his field.
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Knoxville
Marion County
8. L. Walker
Waverly
Bremer County
Emil Baumgartner
Eee
Ee County
Ntly Fou
Townsfolk Recall Civil War Veteran Hess at Indianola Funeral
William W. Hess 91 died in Indianola Warren county. He served as corporal and sergeant in nineteen battles and skirmishes, witnessed Lee surrender at Appomattox, was wounded three times, and carried a lead ball in his body until his death. He fought at Cedar Creek during Sheridans ride. In other notes, pike eggs at Orleans hatchery yield 60 percent hatch.
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State Pike
Orleans
Dickinson County
Towa
William W. Hess
Indianola
Warren County
Hess
Robert E. Lee
A. 8. Grant
Appomatox
Cedar Creek
Sheridan
Oskaloosa Banquet Boosts Funds as Meals Sell Fast
In Oskaloosa Iowa the Methodist church hosted a banquet to raise funds drawing about 250 attendees at five dollars per plate. Mrs C L Sipe of Sioux Rapids recovered a lost purse on highway 71 two years later, with all contents including seven dollars intact returned by a Storm Lake resident. the purse showed wind and weather wear.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Methodist
C. L. Sipe
Sioux Rapids
Buena Vista County
Highway 71
Storm Lake
Peculiar Car Door Accident Injures Mrs. Rinken
Mrs. Ben Rinken of Peterson in Clay county was badly hurt when her car lights failed and a passing driver Hans Kruse veered to miss the car. A door handle struck Mrs. Rinken, breaking off and embedding in her side, causing a large gaping wound and other injuries. She was treated at Cherokee hospital and was said to be recovering.
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Ben Rinken
Peterson
Clay County
The Man Who Cant Be Killed at Ripley Odditorium
Hank Shafer of Eldora Hardin county known as the man who cant be killed will appear at Robert L Believe It Or Not Odditorium during A Century of Progress. He will give short talks at performances describing his 17 accidents including a broken hip two months ago.
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Robert L
Hank Shafer
Eldora
Hardin County
Hank
Shafer
Farmer files claim over heifer death in Grundy county
Joe Boyenga, a northern Grundy county farmer, filed a $15 claim against the domestic animal fund after his heifer died chasing dogs. He described how the animal ran into a wire fence, suffered a fatal neck fracture, and left only a wire scratch on the nose before death was realized.
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Joe Boyenga
Grundy County
Domestic Animal Fund
Boyenga
Hen defies Wallace plan as Oversized Eggs Highlight Resistance
Melrose resident Mark Kenworthy reports a hen producing eggs with an inner egg in each shell, seen as proof the livestock oppose Henry Wallace's production control. The tale follows earlier figures noting 1933 and 1932 passenger miles, and a digression on cucumbers and ancient history.
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Henry Wallace
Mark Kenworthy
Melrose
Monroe County
Kenworthy
Wallace
New World's Fair Opens May 26 in Chicago
A new World’s Fair will open May 26 in Chicago with extensive changes from the 1933 Exposition. It features 84 miles of free exhibits, enlarged past attractions, new lighting and landscaping, and a vast fountain said to rival city water supplies in scale. Foreign villages, Ford and Swift exhibits, and free amenities promise a bustling, low-cost visitor experience.
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Sttle
North Africa
England
Black Forest
Amierien
Ireland
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Tunis
Belgium
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Spain
Shanghai
Ford, Packers New
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Swift and Company
23Rd Street Bridge
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Armour and Company
Wilson and Company
Standard Ol
Indiana
Hall of Science
Eastern
Western and Central Railroad
Nes
Ua Lines
Chicago
Ford
United States
Travelers’ Aid
Rotary flag goes to 9000 feet below ground in Michigan
Rotarians from Houghton Michigan lowered a Rotary flag 9000 feet into the Quincy copper mine at Hancock and staged a historic long distance call to Chicago. James Fisher and Chesley Perry joined Rufus Dawes in the telephonic ceremony while other members listened from above with multiple receivers. The event marked a record depth for Rotary communications and highlighted the mine’s long history since 1848.
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Houghton
Mich
Quincy
Hancock
Chicago
James Fisher
Rotary International
Chesley R. Perry
Interna
Michigan
Calumet & Hecla
Calumet
Houghton Rotary Club
Monticello Home Pages Glimpse Local Ads and Jokes
HeeHaw News No 10 shares homey notes from Monticello and nearby by St. Anthony and Dakota Lumber Yard. J R Barron editor. It includes quips on weather, roofing with Mule Hide, and a new Weatherseal garage door. Also poultry fence ads from American Protector and Minnesota Quality House Paint for curb appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
St. Anthony and Dakota
Colored Woman 111 Years Old in Des Moines
Mrs. Adeline Henderson of Des Moines Polk county is 111 years old and a former enslaved person who escaped at 57 via the underground railroad. She cooked in a hotel in Indianola for years, now lives with a daughter in Des Moines enjoying retirement and sewing quilts while listening to Ed Wynn on the radio.
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Adeline Henderson
Des Moines
Polk County
Negress
Indianola
Warren County
Henderson
Ed Wynn
Primary Election Notice for Jones County Iowa June 4 1934
Notice to qualified electors of Jones County Iowa that a primary election will be held June 4 1934 at regular precinct polling places from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Candidates to be nominated by each party for numerous state and local offices and township positions as well as delegates to the county convention. Dated May 8 1934 with official seal.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Iowa
Justices of the Peace
County of
Jones
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